Friday, January 28, 2011

So it seems like I broke Wizards in the latest release. A late change as to how it is determined what items can by used by what player classes caused the mess. Version 1.6.1 is available for download from the usual place.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

I'm happy to announce (after way to many broken promises of new releases) that Dweller 1.6.0 finally has been released. The new version contain quite a few new features, changes and fixes and I'm pretty damn sure I've introduced some new bugs as well. If you find any problems with the release please report them here or directly via e-mail. Enjoy!

NEW FEATURES

Directional pad for touchscreen handsets in landscape mode

You can now toggle minimap on/off via main menu (which makes minimap accessible to non-touchscreen players)

Magic bolt effect when casting spells

Added some more information to the Examine screen

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Added an Unequipped category to the inventory

Wielding a shield gives you an extra chance to avoid incoming melee damage

Added items which grant resistance to stat drain (slow, drain etc)

Added feedback when the targeted monster tries to cast spells

CHANGES

Items can have more than one magic effect

Monsters can now cast more than one spell

When you push a stone and it swaps places with a sleeping monster the monster will now wake up

Minor changes to the English copy

Ranger and Warrior can now use magic items (wands but not books)

Scrolls of Enchant can now sometimes add a random effect in addition to stat enchants

You are no longer returned to movement mode after using a ranged attack

XP is now shown as relative XP instead of absolute, ie. "XP this level"/"XP needed to reach next level"

The slow attack now always reduce speed by 1 and adds a temporary stun instead of a variable speed loss

Adjusted XP required each level to make the XP curve a bit steeper

Adjusted damage code to get rid of really high hits

BUG FIXES

You are now properly returned to the item menu after examining an item at the merchant

The target unit frame is cleared when leaving a level

Picking up an item that makes you reach the carrying capacity cap is now possible

Potions of healing now properly report amount of HP gained

Stat gain options when gaining a new character level were not always calculated correctly

Incorrect message when knocking back an opponent

You can no longer be slowed down to negative speed by monsters with slowing attacks

Dweller

Dweller is a fantasy roguelike for Java enabled cellphones. A version for desktop computers also exist, but the main focus of development is for mobile platforms. Dweller is designed to run on any MIDP2 or Android OS 1.5+ enabled handset.

Dweller is free to download and play, but it is also a one-man effort to bring a full featured roguelike to cellphones and other mobile devices. If you like the game please consider sending a donation: